Public sector · Admissions and student success
Handshake user provisioning with Okta
Career services platform connecting college students with employers, jobs and events, with tools and reporting for career centers. SCIM support is not published.
More higher education apps →What Okta covers for Handshake, and what StitchOps adds.
Okta signs users in and manages accounts where the app supports it in the Okta Integration Network. StitchOps covers the rest of the Handshake account lifecycle.
In the OIN with SWA password fill only. No SAML, OIDC or provisioning.
StitchOps covers 8 of 8 capabilities for Handshake.
| Capability | Okta, from the OIN | StitchOps |
|---|---|---|
| Single sign on | Password fill only (SWA). No SAML or OIDC. | Enterprise password management signs users in to Handshake with vaulted credentials. Users never need the password. |
| Shared accounts and MFA | Not part of the OIN listing. | Shares Handshake logins and their MFA across a team, with credentials kept in your vault. |
| Joiners | No account creation in the OIN. | Creates the Handshake account with the right role on day one, anywhere a person can log in and act. |
| Movers | No account updates in the OIN. | Changes Handshake roles and access when someone changes jobs, anywhere a person can log in and act. |
| Leavers | No deprovisioning in the OIN. | Removes Handshake access the day someone leaves, anywhere a person can log in and act, and saves evidence of the removal. |
| Password rotation | No password rotation in Handshake. | Changes the Handshake password on a schedule and the day someone leaves, and updates your vault in the same run. |
| Access reviews | No connector to read or remove Handshake accounts. | Pulls the Handshake user list on a schedule, compares it to your directory, and removes what you approve. |
| Audit evidence | Nothing logged inside Handshake. | Step level evidence for every action StitchOps takes in Handshake. |
Single sign on
Okta, from the OIN
Password fill only (SWA). No SAML or OIDC.
StitchOps
Enterprise password management signs users in to Handshake with vaulted credentials. Users never need the password.
Shared accounts and MFA
Okta, from the OIN
Not part of the OIN listing.
StitchOps
Shares Handshake logins and their MFA across a team, with credentials kept in your vault.
Joiners
Okta, from the OIN
No account creation in the OIN.
StitchOps
Creates the Handshake account with the right role on day one, anywhere a person can log in and act.
Movers
Okta, from the OIN
No account updates in the OIN.
StitchOps
Changes Handshake roles and access when someone changes jobs, anywhere a person can log in and act.
Leavers
Okta, from the OIN
No deprovisioning in the OIN.
StitchOps
Removes Handshake access the day someone leaves, anywhere a person can log in and act, and saves evidence of the removal.
Password rotation
Okta, from the OIN
No password rotation in Handshake.
StitchOps
Changes the Handshake password on a schedule and the day someone leaves, and updates your vault in the same run.
Access reviews
Okta, from the OIN
No connector to read or remove Handshake accounts.
StitchOps
Pulls the Handshake user list on a schedule, compares it to your directory, and removes what you approve.
Audit evidence
Okta, from the OIN
Nothing logged inside Handshake.
StitchOps
Step level evidence for every action StitchOps takes in Handshake.
Okta coverage from the Okta Integration Network, read October 20, 2026. Handshake on okta.com StitchOps for Okta →
SCIM and Okta status
What Handshake supports today.
Handshake does not publish SCIM support, so we list it as Not published. Ask the vendor before you count on it.
- SCIM status
- Not published
- Okta Integration Network
- In the OIN with SWA password fill only. No SAML, OIDC or provisioning. Read October 20, 2026.
- Vendor
- Handshake
- Deployment
- Cloud (SaaS)
- Used in
- Higher education
- Data it handles
- FERPA
Data tags describe the data Handshake handles, not a certification StitchOps holds.
Last verified 2026-10-20.Sources:Product pageOkta Integration Network
More higher education apps →Every public sector app →What the SCIM tax is →
What StitchOps automates in Handshake.
StitchOps creates, changes and removes Handshake career services staff accounts and roles, and pulls the user list for access reviews. The StitchOps worker runs inside your environment, and your data never leaves your network or key vault.
Joiners
Create the Handshake account with the right role when your HR system or Okta says someone starts.
Movers and leavers
Change Handshake roles when someone changes jobs, and remove access the day they leave.
Password rotation
Rotate shared and service logins in Handshake on a schedule and after every offboarding, and update your vault in the same run.
Access review evidence
List who can sign in to Handshake on a schedule, compare it to your directory, and keep step level evidence for auditors.
Common questions.
Does Handshake support SCIM?
Handshake does not publish SCIM support, so we list it as Not published. Ask the vendor before you count on it.
Can Handshake accounts be automated without upgrading?
Yes. StitchOps creates, changes and removes Handshake accounts on the plan you already have, triggered by the events your identity provider already sends. It uses an API when one exists and works anywhere a person can log in and act when one does not.
Is Handshake in the Okta Integration Network?
Yes. As of October 20, 2026, the OIN lists Handshake and Join Handshake with SWA sign in and no provisioning.
Can Okta deprovision Handshake users?
Not through an OIN connector. StitchOps removes Handshake accounts the day someone leaves, anywhere a person can log in and act, and saves evidence of each removal.
How do you rotate Handshake passwords when someone leaves?
StitchOps logs in to Handshake, sets a new password, confirms it took effect, and updates 1Password, Keeper or the StitchOps vault in the same run.
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